SOLUTION: Jerome's score on four tests are 89,71, 87 and 75. What must his score on the next test be so that his average will be 82?
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Question 762293: Jerome's score on four tests are 89,71, 87 and 75. What must his score on the next test be so that his average will be 82?
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Average: when you add number together and divide the sum by the total of numbers added.
let x = unknown test%
==>add all test% including the unknown/by number of test add= to the average wanted
Equation:
(89+71+87+75+x)/5=82
Solve for x
322+x=410
x=78%
So the test score needed is 78%.
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